App Store in-app purchases circumvented by hacker

While we know that Apple is really tight on security when it comes to its operating systems and App Store, it looks like they’ve still got some work to do. According to reports online, a Russian developer discovered a way to bypass Apple’s in-app purchases to allow users to install in-app content for free. The process can be done in three simple steps on any iOS device and doesn’t even require a jailbreak to function. We won’t go into too much detail about what happens, but you can check out the video demonstration above. The method has also been confirmed to work by the folks over at 9to5Mac though we don’t know how long it will stay working. Let’s hope Apple fixes this problem before app developers are robbed of their hard-earned money.